2011  JUNIOR SEASON:Appeared in five games  recorded nine tackles (eight solos, two assists)  earned third varsity letter.

Game-by-Game: Saw first action of the season and tallied three tackles (two solo, one assist) in Big Ten opener at Michigan (10/1)  recorded two solo tackles in 45-17 loss at Purdue (10/8)  notched three solo tackles in loss to Nebraska (10/22)  did not see action in Iowa, Michigan State or Wisconsin games  had one solo tackle in 28-13 loss at Northwestern (11/19)  saw action in 27-7 victory over Illinois (11/26) with one tackle.

2010  SOPHOMORE SEASON:Appeared in seven games, making four starts  recorded 24 tackles (22 solo) on the season including one tackle for a loss  also recorded two interceptions and one forced fumble. Game-by-Game: recorded one solo tackle at cornerback against the Blue Raiders (9/2)  recorded first-career interception in the South Dakota game (9/11) and recorded three solo stops  also tallied three solo tackles against USC (9/18) as a reserve  appeared as a reserve against Northern Illinois (9/25) but did not record any statistics  had a game-high and career-best performance against Northwestern (10/2)  recorded 11 tackles (nine solo) including one tackle for a loss  posted second interception of the season against the Wildcats and returned the pick for seven yards  also forced one fumble against Northwestern  did not appear against Wisconsin (10/9)  recorded four solo stops against Purdue (10/16)  made two solo stops against Penn State (10/23)  hauled in one kick return against Ohio State (10/30).

2009  FRESHMAN SEASON:Talented young player appeared in 12 games as a freshman, earning his first start against South Dakota State  had a career game in his first start, notching three total tackles and a sack, which resulted in an 11-yard loss and a fumble for Minnesota's only touchdown of the game  posted a solid performance in the 42-34 Halloween night victory over Michigan State, finishing with two solo stops  as a true freshman, he was already one of the Gophers' top players in the secondary  earned first varsity letter. Game-By-Game: Appeared in first career game in the season opening 23-20 OT win against Syracuse (9/5)  appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force (9/12), did not record any statistics  finished with one tackle in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal (9/19)  appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern (9/26) and the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin (10/3), but did not record any statistics  tallied first career solo tackle in the 35-20 win over Purdue (10/10)  in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State (10/17) tallied one solo tackle  appeared in the 38-7 loss to No. 18 Ohio State (10/24)  in the 42-34 win over Michigan State (10/31) notched a career-high two solo tackles  did not appear against Illinois  earned his first career start in the 16-13 win over South Dakota State (11/14) and tallied three total tackles including his first career sack for an 11-yard loss  started in the 12-0 loss to Iowa (11/21), finishing with two solo and three total tackles  appeared in the Insight Bowl vs. Iowa State.

HIGH SCHOOL:Recorded 48 tackles, 20 pass break-ups and five interceptions as a senior  scored five touchdowns in 2008 as well  selected to play in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American game  was named to the 2008 Super Southeast 120 by the Mobile Press-Register  named Class 6A first-team all-state by the St. Petersburg Times as a senior  named first-team All-Broward County by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel as a senior  ranked as the No. 12 corner in the nation and the No. 140 player overall by Rivals.com  earned a four-star prospect ranking from Rivals  also named third-best athlete and most physical among cornerbacks by Rivals  ranked as the No. 17 cornerback in the nation by ESPN.com and Scouts, Inc.  rated the No. 35 cornerback in the country by Scout.com  named a three-star prospect by Scout  named his team's Most Valuable Player as a senior  named Ely High's top defensive back as a junior  recorded 45 tackles, 18 passes broken up, seven interceptions and four defensive touchdowns as a junior in 2007  broke up 16 passes, made 15 tackles and notched one interception during his sophomore season in 2006  was also named team MVP of the Ely HS baseball team as a junior  coached by James Jones.

PERSONAL: Born April 22, 1991  son of Peggy and Michael Carter  cousin Tyrone Carter was a two-time All-America performer for Minnesota in 1998 and 1999 and winner of the 1999 Jim Thorpe Award  business and marketing education major.